Jake Murphy arrived at Brown after an outstanding career at the
nation's number-one prep school hockey program - Mount St. Charles.
Jake was a strong and determined defenseman. He teamed at times
with Fred Shepherd, Bob Maley, and the late Jack Gilbert. Jake was
a member of the Brown team that defeated Colorado in the NCAA
semi-finals, only to lose to Michigan in the finals. In his second
and third years, Jake and his teammates won the old Pentagonal
League and finishing second in his final year, and finishing with a
12-4-1 record. Although known for his hard defensive play, Jake
scored 17 goals while assisting on 18 others. The majority of the
scoring was accounted for by Wheeler, Sennott and Gubbins. The
defense kept the opponents away from the Brown goals, and in eight
games, the opposition scored only one or no goals! The late Wes
Moulton, coach of the Bears, considered Jake one of the toughest
defensemen he ever coached. Jake and his wife, Geraldine, reside in
Walpole, and have four children - Suzanne, John Jr., Donnell and
Douglas - and eight grandchildren. He is principal of John D.
Murphy and Co., a very successful real estate developer.